#2321: Quirky Songs

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
This edition of New Sounds offers up songs by the band One Ring Zero, and more. The two-man band —Michael Hearst and Joshua Camp— culls music from anywhere they can in order to achieve the sound they want, using anything from claviola to toy piano, Theremin to kitty litter. ORZ’s most recent album, "As Smart As We Are," features a quirky collection of songs telling tales of hermaphrodites and Jesus to Golem lovers, scored to circus-klezmer tunes. And it’s a literary experience as well, with lyrics contributed by such authors as Jonathan Lethem, Margaret Atwood, Paul Auster, Dave Eggers, A.M. Homes, Rick Moody, and Denis Johnson.

PROGRAM #2321 Quirky Songs (Wed. 9-15-04)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

One Ring Zero

As Smart As We Are

Kiss Me You Brat [2:30]
Deposition Disposition [2:00]
The Story of the Hairy Call [2:00]
Water [4:00]

Soft Skull Press, no #** www.oneringzero.com * Also available in all better bookstores.

Songs from a Random House

gListen

Taste of Crow [3:30]

Bar None #156**
www.bar-none.com *

The Red Krayola

Singles 1968-2002

Chemistry [2:30]

Drag City #257 www.dragcity.com *

Blue Man Group

The Complex

I Feel Love [5:00]

Lava Records# ** www.blueman.com *
P.S. There’s a single available of “I Feel Love” on the Blue Man site

Songs From A Random House

gListen

I Feel Love [6:00]

See above.

Charming Hostess

Sarajevo Blues

Death Is a Job (?) [3:00]

Tzadik pre-release CD www.tzadik.com, due out in November 2004 www.charminghostess.us

Suzzy & Maggie Roche

Why The Long Face

Who Cares [2:30]

Red House #179 www.redhouserecords.com

Björk

Medulla

Pleasure Is All Mine [3:30]

Atlantic/Elektra #62984 ** Available at Amazon.com*

Various Artists

Poor Boy – Songs of Nick Drake

I.Moore & E.Kang: Black Eyed Dog [6:00]

Songlines #4202 www.songlines.com *

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